CVE catalog
CVE-2005-1686
gedit: CVE-2005-1686
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.66% · Oct 25, 2026
Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gedit | sid | 51.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | gedit | forky | 48.1-9 | fixed |
| Debian | gedit | trixie | 48.1-4 | fixed |
| Debian | gedit | bookworm | 44.2-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gedit | source | sid | 2.10.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gedit | source | forky | 2.10.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gedit | source | trixie | 2.10.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gedit | source | bookworm | 2.10.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gedit]Fixed
Details (2)
44.2-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · bookworm; dsa · gedit · debian · 12
44.2-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · bookworm; dsa · gedit · debian · 12
- [gedit-common]Fixed
Source package: [gedit]
Details (2)
44.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · bookworm; dsa · gedit · debian · 12
44.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · bookworm; dsa · gedit · debian · 12
- [gedit-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gedit]
Details (2)
44.2-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · bookworm; dsa · gedit · debian · 12
44.2-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · bookworm; dsa · gedit · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gedit]Fixed
Details (2)
48.1-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · 13
48.1-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · 13
- [gedit-common]Fixed
Source package: [gedit]
Details (2)
48.1-4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · 13
48.1-4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · 13
- [gedit-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gedit]
Details (2)
48.1-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · 13
48.1-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.10.3-1dsa · gedit · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:499]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-753-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1686]
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